Just in case you didn't notice - another alien arrived in my inbox. A great start to the week.  This one is from Claire and I'll g...

Yes, Monday but no moan!!! In fact I don’t really have a lot to say at the moment.  Yesterday was such a busy day and I was too tired to d...

Well I’ve managed to tear myself away from the knitting at odd times and had actually finished this before the Gloucester tatting day!!! ...

Well here it is a few days ago. You can see that I’ve now got a front and a back on the jumper. The top picture shows that the front (the ...

Today I’ve got Hallie’s egg to show you.  It’s not often that people show me what they’ve made with my designs but it’s always VERY reassuri...

Well I wish I’d managed to take some photos on Saturday when I went to the Gloucester Tatting Day organised by Linda Williams.  I’m a real ...

Thankfully due to being a shuttle tatter for so many years I was able yet again to do a rapid repair of another broken washing line.   This ...

The start of this project is right back here as my wretched BC3 wandered off on other things - things like knitting!!! So, back to the do...

Well as we were destined to go through another really cold snap in the weather I decided to just knuckle down and get the hat finished.  It’...

Further work has been done on the new jumper.  This is SUCH an interesting construction.   I am now working on the back of the neck.  The n...

That’s the number of aliens who’ve landed on earth. Here are the latest arrivals who all flew in on Saturday!!! I must admit I was getting...

I've made a start on the new green jumper!!! I'm having to read the destructions VERY carefully as this is a totally new experience...

Now I forgot to show you the hat I'm making the other day so here's a picture and the start of the project. Yes, more cables!!! H...

Now this is a HUGE ball of yarn that was also in the freecycle pickup!!! That’s a Dreamlit shuttle sitting on top of it!!  I need a new wi...

A little different!!! Tatting!! I don’t ‘use or do’ doilies but I LOVE making them - sometimes. I saw this pattern and simply HAD to make...

Here’s the sample I knitted to truly establish in my brain the size needles and size of garment required. I’m afraid this picture doesn’t d...

Yes there is life after the green jumper and I’ll show you a picture of me wearing it at the end of this post. I’m also going to show you t...

Excellent news - another alien arrived yesterday and is now on the TIAS blog. As I said to Susan who sent it in - I’m going to use it as a r...

This isn’t really a moan but it IS Monday and it’s what my BC3 does once a week - it thinks!!!  Yes once a week and for a few minutes!!   S...

I’ve been knitting! No shuttles while the TIAS was ongoing and definitely no designing either. I thought knitting would be relaxing but ...

This came from Mary Jane yesterday afternoon!!! I know the feeling about things 'going missing'.  "Thank you for showing my he...

I’ve had a bit of a break from this blog whilst dealing with the Tat It And See. I then took last week off while getting my BC3 back into...

Halfway through this year’s Tat It And See I had another arrival from Debra of her TIAS 2022!!! It’s never too late to send in a TIAS!!! ...

It was weeks ago that I took this photo. I’m now well on the way to the finishing line but the TIAS has kept me busy so haven’t taken pho...

Today is the last day of the TIAS and the link is here.   When you send in today’s final part could you mention where you come from and the...

Mary Jane sent this little picture of the hear I uploaded a week or two ago and she said “Jane. I just finished your heartLove it. So this i...

Here’s the link to the TIAS blog for day 13.   This is the pnnultimate day of the TIAS 2023.

This is the centre of the new project.  I’m not going to tell you which pattern it is until I’ve done round one!!!

Day 12 is now available on the Tat It And See blog which can be found here.

Julie tatted the Dutch heart shortly after I published it on my pattern site here. It gives me such a big buzz when people do that and tel...

Day 11 is now available on the TIAS blog.

Day 11 of the Tat It And See will be available tomorrow.  Meanwhile you will need to prepare for it by doing the following.   Wind 2½ yards...

DAY 10 OF THE TAT IT AND SEE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THIS BLOG.

Day 9 of the Tat It And See is now available here.

I launched this pattern on 23rd of January and was really, really surprised and mega pleased when Jacee wrote a couple of days later to sh...

Is now available on the Tat It And See blog here.

Now this project has been a NIGHTMARE for poor old BC3!!  I think it’s a personality problem that I have but I don’t like doing something ...

Day 6 of the Tat It And See can be found here.  The TIAS blog is here with all the links to the previous 5 days.

Finally I have a heart that I’m pleased with!!!   It's all worked in one 'hit'.  You start and finish without any cuts and tie...

Here is the link to day 5 of the TIAS.

Now you know me!!!  I do NOT like stops and starts in my patterns!!  I have NO problem whatsoever over adding new threads in or anything l...

Day 4 of the TIAS is now available here.  

One day I was browsing through an old Dutch book once more and spotted this edging.  I thought it looked like a heart but I didn’t like th...

Today I’ve put up the link for DAY 3 of the TIAS blog.   Please visit the blog to find it.  

Link to day 2 of the TIAS    Please send any finished parts to the TIAS blog here.

Here is the link to the start of the Tat It And See game.   This blog may be quiet on and off if I’ve got nothing to say.  When the TIAS is...

Well, day 1 of the Tat It And See!!! This is a card that Janet made from a previous TIAS.  It's the medium sized mermaid which can be f...

TWO DAYS TO THE TIAS!  STARTS ON WEDNESDAY. Tatting can be so useful as well as decorative.  Yesterday, here in the middle of England, it wa...

Don’t forget - the Tat It And See starts next Wednesday. Just saying in order to keep reminding MYSELF!!!! Another bookmark was made.  I’v...

Knitting?   After the success of this jumper  I thought I’d try another pattern.  The first one was done with double knitting yarn but this...

Yes today is a global warning - not warming.   I will be putting out several ‘warnings’ over the next week or so.  They will be about the s...